New York Mets: Noah Syndergaard Will Not Have Offseason Surgery
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard was originally diagnosed with a bone spur earlier in the 2016 season. Despite that, he won’t require offseason surgery.
ESPNNewYork.com’s Adam Rubin reports that Noah Syndergaard will not need surgery this offseason to correct his bone spur issue. Syndergaard’s bone spur was originally reported back in June.
The New York Mets will certainly be pleased with the news. Without any setbacks or surgery, Syndergaard will enter Spring Training next year after a normal winter recovery period. “Thor” pitched a total of 190.2 innings (including playoffs and Triple-A) in 2015. For the 2016 season, he pitched 183.2 innings in the regular season along with his seven-inning performance in the Wild Card Game.
Syndergaard’s health is going to be a large factor in the Mets’ future plans. The other pitchers in their rotation are all experiencing some type of health or recovery issue.
- Steven Matz recently had surgery removing a bone spur.
- Jacob deGrom had a shortened season due to a surgical procedure to re-position his ulnar nerve.
- Matt Harvey also had a procedure that attempted to address thoracic outlet syndrome but he remains a question mark going into 2017.
- Zack Wheeler also is questionable for 2017. He hasn’t thrown since 2014 and his Tommy John surgery recovery is proving challenging.
- Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo both saw limited success for the Mets. However, neither pitcher showed they are capable of a full successful season in the majors.
- It is unknown whether Bartolo Colon will pitch again. “Big Sexy” is a free agent after pitching 191.2 innings while posting a 3.43 ERA. Considering the health issues of the rotation and the state of the free agent market, the Mets’ best move may be to sign him back for a fourth season.
Noah Syndergaard is the true ace of this staff and will need to be there for the 2017 season if the Mets wish to be a playoff team again. He posted a 2.60 ERA, 10.7 K/9 and a 2.1 BB/9.
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Thor is one of the best pitchers in the league. It would be a shame if the 24-year-old flamethrower missed part or all of 2017 by failing to take care of a health issue now.